Posts Tagged ‘California’

Stockton bankruptcy, a rip in the Declaration of Independence

by Craiig Masters This week a federal judge accepted the bankruptcy of Stockton, California. earlier this year the Governor of Michigan appointed a man to totally manage the affairs of Detroit, Michigan. “Totally manage” means just what is says – the elected officials are now out of the loop in all matters regarding the operation [...]

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Colorado taxpayers should brace for immigration of Californians

Voters approved higher taxes – Reduced revenue could resultby Craig Masters New tax increases approved by California voters in November have created bargain prices for U-Haul rental trucks – rented for one-way to California. Texas, which has no state income tax, is attracting the greatest percentage of those who are leaving California in hopes of [...]

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Judge blocks “gay” conversion bill

  by Jack Minor –       A federal judge has blocked enforcement of California’s “gay” conversion bill saying the bill violates the First Amendment by lacking “content and viewpoint neutrality.”       The bill, SB 1172 would ban any attempt at “conversion therapy”  on minors that would attempt to change their sexual [...]

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34 and counting, State Secession movement gathers steam

Since the Gazette first reported on a movement by residents in multiple states petitioning the Obama administration for secession, the issue appears to be gathering steam with a majority of states now wanting to leave the union.   At the time of the Gazette’s article 22 states had summited petitions on the White House “We [...]

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A Preview of the Ballot and some candidates

Learn more at local meeting in Campionby Craig Masters The 2012 general election ballots will be mailed in just a few weeks. Here is a preview of some of what most Americans (and others who vote) will be seeing on those ballots. Under “Presidential Electors” the list of candidates includes 16 names from various sectors [...]

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Calif. Prop. 8 headed to Supreme Court

by Matt Lacy –   Following the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals  rejection of an appeal that overturned California’s constitutional amendment declaring marriage to be between a man and woman, the issue finally appears to be headed for the United States Supreme Court. “It’s not surprising that only three of the 25 judges who could [...]

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Calif. Lawmaker wants ship named after sexual predator

by Peter Grady – A pro-family leader in California said a Democratic mayoral candidate is engaging “political pandering” by wanting to name a ship after a late homosexual politician. Congressman Bob Filner (D), from San Diego, is asking the Navy to name a ship after the late homosexual activist, Harvey Milk. Filner thinks Milk, who [...]

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Anti-Israel campaign violates state law, group says

by Jack Minor – An attorney in California asserts the college professor who used public resources to criticize Israel has engaged in a serious violation of the state’s law. The Global Frontier Justice Center sent a letter to California Attorney General Kamala Harris, informing her that a California State University, Northridge (CSUN) professor is using [...]

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Arguments begin in case over NASA specialists firing

  by Matt Lacy – Opening arguments began Tuesday in the case of a NASA mission specialist who claimed he was terminated for simply expressing his views on intelligent design. David Coppedge had worked for 14 years as a NASA mission specialist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) on the Cassini project to Saturn. The [...]

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New abortion trend: no doctors needed

by Peter Grady – According to a pro-life leader, an attempt by California legislators to let nurse practitioners and midwives perform abortions is not a concept unique to the golden state. Jennifer Popick, legal counsel with the National Right to Life Committee, says an attempt in California to permit nurse practitioners and midwives to perform [...]

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America’s Monarchy, are they forcing a new Revolution?

                              by Craig Masters Historical accounts of early America explain that in the 1770′s King George III directed his law enforcement officers to push harder in the Colonies to impose his will. Eventually the colonists pushed back. The first American Revolution [...]

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Longmont, Denver mayors join group supporting same-sex marriage

“Gay” groups say laws granting them legal benefits not good enough, want word “marriage” by Jack Minor – The mayors of two major cities along the Front Range are part of a group calling for legalization of same-sex marriage throughout the country. At the U.S. Conference of Mayors in Washington D.C. on Friday, a group [...]

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Walmart donates $790,000 and they’re just getting started

                By Craig Masters Last weekend some 50 people demonstrated in front of the Walmart distribution center in eastern Larimer county. Not satisfied with the lack of attention they were receiving, several of the members of the group stepped up their attempt to make the evening news by [...]

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Lawmaker threatens legal action against Lowe’s for cancelling ads on Muslim show

by Matt Lacy – A recent decision by Lowe’s to stop advertising on a Muslim reality show has prompted a fierce backlash, with one California lawmaker threatening the company with legal action if they do not reinstate their ads on the show. Following complaints by the Florida Family Association and members of the public, Lowe’s [...]

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Sponsors of Prop. 8 have right to defend it, court rules

State refused to defend constitutional amendment passed by voters by Jack Minor –   The California Supreme Court has ruled that sponsors of Proposition 8 and other ballot measures have the right to defend them in court if the state refuses to do so.   Proposition 8 was a constitutional amendment that declared marriage to [...]

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Greeley braces for new flood of California illegals

In Sacramento, California, Gov. Jerry Brown on Saturday granted illegal immigrants access to state financial aid at public universities and community colleges. The “DREAM ACT” as it has been labeled will allow students who are illegal immigrants and who have attended high school in California for three years to be at least as eligible for [...]

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FEC allows foreigner to run for president

Candidate says natural born citizen requirement “unconstitutional” by Jack Minor – An individual who was born in another country, but later became naturalized, has been given permission to run as a presidential candidate by the Federal Elections Commission. Abdul Karim Hassan filed a request with the FEC asking if, as a naturalized American citizen, he [...]

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Liberals lying and suspicions

by Kurt OverturfColor me suspicious:  A spooky Democrat operative posing as ‘campaign treasurer’ siphons lotsa cash from lotsa California Democrats just when Obama’s halo breaks, upsetting his Kool-Aid base.  It’s hard to fund ACORN when they’re outlaws, but not with mercenary bundler Kinde Durkee.  Organized crime wise guys ‘take a fall for the team’ to [...]

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Union “thugs” join Republicans in lawsuit

The Obama regime’s “justice” department announced today that it will sue to block AT&T from acquiring T-Mobile. The Department’s spokesman, James Cole, claims the acquisition would cause hardship for Verizon Wireless and the “poor.” The president of the Communications Workers of America, Larry Cohen, says the suit is wrong. The CWA website headline article reports [...]

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American flag lowered in presence of Saudi Arabian flag at Ft. Collins public school

  by Jack Minor –   The principal of a Ft. Collins school has said a picture of the American flag lowered in the presence of the Saudi Arabian flag, was not done by his staff and that he promptly resolved the issue once he was made aware of it. The picture, first published on the blog [...]

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Oops! NEA “discovered” they spent money on political expenditures

Modified tax returns after facing scrutiny from watchdog organization by Jack Minor   A complaint to the IRS claims the Colorado Education Association and other state affiliates of the National Education Association have used their tax exempt status to assist Democrat political campaigns.  In March, the Landmark Legal Foundation filed a formal complaint with the [...]

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How many genders are there for people? School says “many”

by Jack Minor   At a time when the government says 82 percent of all public schools are failing, a California elementary school has found time to teach students that there are more than two genders of people.   The Redwood Heights Elementary school taught students that humans have multiple genders besides male and female, [...]

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Citizens arrested reading Bible outside closed DMV office

by Jack Minor  In a scene reminiscent of the former Soviet Union, three Christians in California were arrested for simply reading the Bible on a public sidewalk.  An assistant pastor, and two elders from Calvary Chapel in Hemet, California were at a local Department of Motor Vehicles office prior to its opening for the day. [...]

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“I don’t like it and I’m not going to do it!”

Governments choose the laws to enforce Attorney Paul Clement by Jack Minor  Recent actions by both the federal and state governments have indicated they will simply ignore their responsibilities by refusing to defend or enforce laws they do not like.  In 1996 Congress passed the Defense of Marriage Act with bipartisan votes. The bill was [...]

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Japan Nuclear Disaster Rated as Bad as Chernobyl

By Mike Bauman  On Tuesday Japan raised its estimation of the radiation leaked from its crippled Fukushima Daiichi plant. New measurements  showed more radiation than had previously been thought had leaked during the early days following the earthquake and tsunami.  The increase changed the international scale of the disaster from a level 5 to a [...]

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Violet Ilene Harding

  June 10, 1929 ~ March 3, 2011   Violet Ilene Harding of Windsor died Wednesday, March 3, 2011 at Hospice and Palliative Care of Northern Colorado.  She was born June 10, 1929 to Alex and Mary (Erbes) Kammerzell in Windsor.   Violet married LeRoy W. Harding on February 1, 1948 in Windsor.  She took [...]

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Rose Ledesma

August 30, 1918 ~ January 28, 2011 Rose Ledesma of Windsor died Friday, January 28, 2011 at her home.  She was born August 30, 1918 in Compton, California to Rafael and Guadalupe (Cervantes) Ledesma. Rose enjoyed traveling, reading, crossword puzzles and watching football.  She was a past member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Compton, [...]

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Eufelio Telesfor Segura

May 7, 1927 ~ January 6, 2011 Eufelio Telesfor Segura of Nunn died January 6, 2011 at his home.  He was born May 7, 1927 in Maes, New Mexico to Juan and Jesusita “Susie” (Sandoval) Segura. Eufelio was reared and educated in New Mexico. He married Lucia Aragon on September 8, 1948 in Wagon Mound, [...]

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Frank E. Moore

, 87, of Greeley died November 26, 2010 at Life Care Center of Greeley. He was born to James and Mary (Campbell) Moore on March 13, 1923 in Melrose, MN. Mr. Moore served in the U. S. Army during WWII. He married Florence Hergert on May 4, 1945 in San Diego, CA. He owned the [...]

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Jennie Adams

October 24, 1925 ~ October 5, 2010 Jennie Adams of Greeley died Tuesday, October 5, 2010 at Denver Health Medical Center.  She was born October 24, 1925 in San Bernardino, California to Florian and Margaret (Jaramillo) Fajardo. Jennie grew up in Commerce City, and throughout her life, lived in Hawaii, San Francisco and the Philippines.  [...]

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CAROL’S CORNER

GOD’S LAW RULES OVER MAN’S LAW Guest Column By Carol Clemans In California, a judge is in the process of making decisions to make gay marriage legal in that state. Even though the majority of people in California voted against gay marriage, this judge seems to be determined to overrule the vote of the people. [...]

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Judge rules constitution unconstitutional, reigniting culture war for midterm election

By Jack Minor With midterm elections looming a California judge has reignited the culture wars by declaring Proposition 8, a constitutional amendment declaring marriage as being only between a man and a woman, unconstitutional. The constitutional amendment was passed by over 7 million voters including many Latino and African-Americans. When those in opposition filed a [...]

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Pauline Bingham Spoelstra,

Pauline Bingham Spoelstra, 98, of Littleton, formerly of Greeley died at The Gardens of Columbine assisted living facility in Littleton on June 29, 2010. She was born on May 9, 1912 to John and Elizabeth Manuel in Holton, Kansas. She moved to Greely in 1943 and lived in Greeley until 2006 when she moved to [...]

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Adeleen E. McWilliam

Adeleen E. McWilliams, 89, a lifelong resident of Greeley, Colorado passed away on May 21, 2010 in Denver.  She was born in 1921 in Telluride, Colorado to Spencer S. Trent and Bessie Borst Trent.  She moved to Greeley with her parents in 1924, graduated from Greeley High School in 1939, and married Russell A. McWilliams [...]

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District 6 Spends $1 Million to Get 52 Students to Read at Grade Level

By Mike Bauman Four years ago District 6 implemented a sweeping and comprehensive new reading program. This program removed all recesses in district schools excepting lunch recess and brought many a veteran teacher to tears. The question now is how has this sweeping and controversial program performed?  According to information obtained from the Colorado Department [...]

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